Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated |
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... man counteth not the cost at which such wealth hath been purchased ; He would be on the mountain's top without the ... man's scorn ; or the welcome of the mighty , with guilt : Beauty , with a fickle heart ; or plainness of face , with ...
... man counteth not the cost at which such wealth hath been purchased ; He would be on the mountain's top without the ... man's scorn ; or the welcome of the mighty , with guilt : Beauty , with a fickle heart ; or plainness of face , with ...
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... man shall not easily discover Unmingled good or evil , to quicken his envy or abhorrence . A bold man or a fool must ... man's pillow , Like wreathed adders crawling round his midnight conscience ; They hear not the terrible suggestions ...
... man shall not easily discover Unmingled good or evil , to quicken his envy or abhorrence . A bold man or a fool must ... man's pillow , Like wreathed adders crawling round his midnight conscience ; They hear not the terrible suggestions ...
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... man scorneth nothing , be it never so small or homely , For he knoweth not the secret laws that may bind it to great ... man's original ? Or hast thou some grand globe , some common hall of intel- lect , Some spacious market - place for ...
... man scorneth nothing , be it never so small or homely , For he knoweth not the secret laws that may bind it to great ... man's original ? Or hast thou some grand globe , some common hall of intel- lect , Some spacious market - place for ...
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... man laws . THOU , the vicegerent of the Lord , his high anointed image , Toward whom a good man's loyalty floweth from the heart of his religion , Thou , whose deep responsibilities are fathomed by a nation's prayers , Whom wise men ...
... man laws . THOU , the vicegerent of the Lord , his high anointed image , Toward whom a good man's loyalty floweth from the heart of his religion , Thou , whose deep responsibilities are fathomed by a nation's prayers , Whom wise men ...
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... man will do well if he learn , By checking the flight of expectation , to cheat disappoint- ment of its pain . EXPERIENCE teacheth many things , and all men are his ... man's dwelling is slowly builded up 6 SERIES 1. ] 61 OF EXPERIENCE .
... man will do well if he learn , By checking the flight of expectation , to cheat disappoint- ment of its pain . EXPERIENCE teacheth many things , and all men are his ... man's dwelling is slowly builded up 6 SERIES 1. ] 61 OF EXPERIENCE .
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art thou beauty Behold better blessing buoyancy censer charity child count creature curse dark death Deucalion doth dread dull earth evil fair faith false fame fancy father fear flattery flowers folly fool glad glory gloweth goeth guilt hand happy hate hath heaven heed Herodotus hideth holy honesty honor hope humble humility Jehovah knoweth knowledge labor light live look loveth mammon man's memorial of earth mercy mighty mind mocketh mystery ness never Nireus numbered Ovid Palenque peace Phryne pleasure poison praise prayer precious pride psaltery reason Rechab rich scorn secret selfish shalt thou sloth smile solitude sorrow soul spirit standeth strong sweet tence thee thine things thou art thou canst thou hast thou shalt thoughts thy heart thyself tion to-day toil tongue trust truth unto vanity Verily weak wealth weary Wherefore wisdom wise words youth
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Page 366 - Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee, (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men...
Page 366 - Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast Thou seen Abraham?" Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am.
Page 117 - For a good book is the best of friends, the same to-day and for ever.
Page 380 - I'll bestow Sir Thomas Overbury's milkmaid's wish upon her, "that she may die in the Spring; and, being dead, may have good store of flowers stuck round about her winding-sheet.
Page 77 - It is a deep dark thought, and needeth to be diligently studied, But perchance evil was essential, that God should be seen of his creatures : For...
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Page 161 - Scratch the green rind of a sapling, or wantonly twist it in the soil, the scarred and crooked oak will tell of thee for centuries to come...
Page 84 - She beareth the banner of heaven, her onset is the rushing cataract, Seraphim rally at her side, and the captain of that host is God, And the serried ranks of evil are routed by the lightning of her eye...
Page 85 - Prayer is a creature's strength, his very breath and being ; Prayer is the golden key that can open the wicket of Mercy ; Prayer is the magic sound that saith to Fate, So be it; Prayer is the slender nerve that moveth the muscles of Omnipotence.
Page 161 - Yet is it a talent of trust, a loan to be rendered back with interest...